The JRPG of Final Fantasy 9 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Moogle with an iron fist, and notable for its enslaved workforce, anti-smoking policies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.075 billion Final Fantasy 9ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Square. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Final Fantasy 9ian economy, worth 406 trillion marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 80,100 marks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 331,468 per year while the poor average 12,708, a ratio of 26.1 to 1.

'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the Final Fantasy 9ian Space Agency, jail house rock has been replaced with jail house golden oldies, praying before a battle is a court-martial offence, and children as young as eight can be found working in factories. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Final Fantasy 9's national animal is the kiwi, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Crystals.

Final Fantasy 9 is ranked 111,876^th in the world and 15^th in Square Enix for Nudest, with 159.5 cheeks per square mile.